Jim Ley is a retired deputy fire chief from the City of Milwaukee Fire Department.
Jim spent 35 years on the department serving in all ranks including firefighter,
heavy equipment operator, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief and ending up
as deputy chief in charge of special teams.He was a member of the hazardous materials team
and one of the first incident safety officers on the department.
Always interested in history, it was a natural fit to get involved with Milwaukee FD history.
Since 2015, Jim has been curator of the Milwaukee Fire Museum located in an old fire station
on 16th & Oklahoma on Milwaukee's south side. He has authored a number of books
on Milwaukee and Milwaukee County fire history.
Jim and his wife Donna have two grown daughters, one son-in-law and one grand dog.